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Steinhardt to Senators: Be like Josh

January 19, 2018 2:00 pm

With Chris Christie out of office and somewhere that required airplane travel, Republican State Chairman Doug Steinhardt is quickly emerging as the voice of the loyal opposition. Steinhardt today praised the Republican Congressmen from New Jersey for supporting a continuing...

Ex-Booker staffer wants House seat

January 17, 2018 9:41 am

Will Cunningham, a former aide to U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, has become the third Democrat to enter the race for the open seat of Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-Vineland). Cunningham, 36, worked for Organizing America in Ohio during Barack Obama’s 2012...

Booker erupts at Homeland Secretary

January 16, 2018 4:06 pm

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker ripped apart the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security today in his first meeting as a new member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Booker was angered by Kirstjen Nielsen’s statements that she didn’t hear President Trump refer...

The Trailblazers from Essex County

January 15, 2018 1:18 am

Before Sheila Oliver takes the oath of office as the first black Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey tomorrow, she will attend an inaugural prayer service at the Shiloh Baptist Church in Trenton. That’s a fitting tribute to the late Rev....

Booker gets Judiciary panel seat

January 9, 2018 2:19 pm

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker has joined the Senate Judiciary Committee, giving the potential presidential candidate an opportunity to question President Trump’s nominees for federal judgeships and other key posts. In a tweet, Booker said: “Excited to join the Judiciary Committee....

For GOP, small Bergen town is a must-win in ’18

January 7, 2018 2:14 pm

Rochelle Park is a small Bergen County municipality that is another illustration of the changing landscape of New Jersey politics: a swing-town with slightly more Republicans than Democrats. Democrats won there in 2017. It’s a good example of the kind...

Democrats eyeing four NJ House seats

January 4, 2018 12:02 am

The path to a Democratic majority in the U.S. House of Representatives runs straight through New Jersey, where as many as four Republican House seats are potentially up for grabs in the 2018 mid-term election. Democrats are the early favorites...